A general view of the field of librartanship in Kuwait is presented with special emphasis on the impact of the Iraqi aggression on libraries and information centres in the country. First, a review of the damage and future plans of the main library and information sectors is presented (school, public, academic, central libraries), followed by a summary of the effect of the Iraqi occupation on education in library and information science.
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